- Vehicles
- 1,471
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 6 September 2007
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Gra-Mag Classic Suspension Seat
- Gra-Mag Select Suspension Seat
- Gra-Mag Standard Suspension Seat
What the defect is
Certain gra-mag air suspension seats manufactured between october 1, 2004, and october 10, 2005, sold in the aftermarket for use on freightliner vehicles. Friction corrosion can form on the threads of the central bearing bolt allowing the squeezing nut to loosen over time causing the suspension to be inoperable, lean to one side, and/or suddenly lose seat height.
What could happen
Should the seat suddenly drop while the vehicle is in use, the driver's access to steering and other vehicle controls would be affected possibly resulting in a vehicle crash.
What gets fixed
GRA-MAG WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2007.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 September 2007
- Owners notified6 September 2007
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 September 2007.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners can contact gra-mag at 1-866-247-2624.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- GRA-MAG TRUCK INTERIOR SYSTEMS, LLC
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers may contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty: 1-800-424-9153); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.